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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Two Rivers (both 4th and Young) will have exhausted their WL in all grades by the time school starts. That is an astounding fall from grace for a once formerly high demand school. It saddens me. [/quote]

Equity kills.[/quote]

Oh please. ITDS goes on and on about equity and yet is doing fine.[/quote]

Also disagree. It is not the school it once was. Best to skip it for middle school if you have other options.[/quote]

What are you basing this opinion on?[/quote]

Personal experience from 2 kids who were both there all the way from PS-8th. [/quote]

Can you elaborate? Especially about middle school. [/quote]

I am really perplexed why you would say that. The middle school, now fully enrolled, is better than it was when it was nascent and very small. Unless your kid needs a tiny school, I guess.[/quote]

I am PP. This post was about ITDS middle School. I want to know from an actual parent why it is “best to skip middle school”. The post that I commented on was a parent of kids that were there prek-8th. I am considering this as a middle school option. [/quote]

My son went all the way through the middle school.  I found it to be a very good school.  The teaching was good.  The advising was in a transition period during our son's 8th grade year, but we're hoping that aspect has solidified.  We are planning on sending our daughter as we had a good experience with sending our son to the middle school.[/quote]

I agree. Yes, the elementary school is stronger than the middle school-- it has existed for longer, and elementary grades are generally easier to deal with. The middle school is great in some ways, solid in others, and it's a solid option that rising 5th and 6th graders stand a decent chance of actually getting into.

I'm puzzled why anyone would say it's "not what it once was". Unless you're a true believer from the start of it 10+ years ago, I think the middle school is as good or better than it ever has been.[/quote]

Unfortunately, Latin Cooper ate ITDS middle school alive. Their students even flood the Edgewood field this year post school to hang out.[/quote]

That was a thing in the initial years of Cooper, but a short term impact. Now that it's harder to get into Cooper, it's having much less impact. My kid didn't get into either Latin so stayed at ITDS and it has been a fine experience.

It's fine if Cooper kids come by ITDS, they're seeing their friends and picking up siblings. Not a [/quote]

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